JOBETH WILLIAMS
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Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominated American film and television actress and director, and current President of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
Williams rose to prominence appearing in such films as Stir Crazy (1980), Poltergeist (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Day After (1983), Teachers (1984), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986).
A three-time Emmy Award nominee, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her work in the TV movie Adam (1983) and the TV miniseries Baby M (1988).
Her third nomination was for her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1994).
Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film On Hope earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.
She also starred in the TV series The Client (1995–96), and had recurring roles in the TV series Dexter (2007) and Private Practice (2009–11).
In 2009 she began serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation; she is President Emeritus of the foundation.
She has also had numerous guest starring roles on TV and has starred in several TV movies..
- Poltergeist1982
- Switch1991
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986
- Stir Crazy1980
- Fever Pitch2005
- The Day After1983
- Teachers1984
- Kramer vs. Kramer1979
- Wyatt Earp1994
- Dutch1991
- Jungle 2 Jungle1997
- The Big Chill1983
- Sybil2007
- In the Land of Women2007
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot1992
- Crazylove2005
- Endangered Species1982
- TiMER2009
- American Dreamer1984
- Welcome Home1989
- Love's Christmas Journey2011
- Memories of Me1988
- Desert Bloom1986
- A Chance of Snow1998
- Child in the Night1990
- Just Write1997
- Victim of Love1991
- Uncorked2009
- In My Dreams2015
- Ruby Jean and Joe1996
- The Dogs of War1980
- The Ponder Heart2001
- Trapped in a Purple Haze2000
- Alex & the List2018
- Murder Ordained1987
- Barracuda2017
- The Last Film Festival2016
- 14 Hours2005
- SGT. Will Gardner2019
- What the Night Can Do2020
- The Big Year2011
- Jackie's Back!1999
- Justice1999
- Chantilly Bridge2023
- Within2016
- Cash for Gold2024
- Dexter2006
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
- 242001
- Private Practice2007
- The White Shadow1978
- Judging Amy1999
- Payne1999
- Frasier1993
- Criminal Minds2005
- The Client1995
- Extant2014
- Marry Me2014
- Perception2012
- Your Family or Mine2015
- Frasier1993
- Station 192018
- The Good Doctor2017
- Batman: The Animated Series1992
- From the Earth to the Moon1998
- NCIS2003
- Against the Wall2011
- Law & Order: LA2010
- Childrens Hospital2008
- Murder Ordained1987
- Scandal2012
- A Million Little Things2018
- Rizzoli & Isles2010